On March 11 everything stopped in the NBA. The first positive COVID-19 test for a player halted the regular season and threw everything into limbo. In July, the season resumed with 22 teams amid a cloud of doubt over the Orlando bubble at Walt Disney World Resort.
Seven months after its screeching halt, the NBA season finished Sunday with the Los Angeles Lakers beating the Miami Heat in six games to take their record-tying 17th championship. LeBron James put another layer on his legacy with his fourth championship and fourth Finals MVP, and the Heat, behind Jimmy Butler, showed that they can be a strong contender for the foreseeable future.